Male Upper Body Garment to Facilitate Urination

ABSTRACT

The present invention relates to a novel male designed upper body garment in the form of an improved shirt for male users. The upper body garment appears and functions as conventional shirt and has a modified bottom hemline. More specifically, a front portion of the bottom hemline has a rounded cut-out opening for easily accessing the male organ through the opening for urination while the shirt is tucked inside the pants. The simple design is male oriented and allows the shirt to remain comfortably tucked inside the pants without bunching up or requiring the shirt to be re-tucked. The cut-out opening is formed by removing an area from about 8 square inches to about 30 square inches.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

The present application claims priority to, and the benefit of, U.S.Provisional Application No. 63/180,862, which was filed on Apr. 28, 2021and is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates generally to the field of upper bodygarments. More specifically, the present invention relates to ashirt/t-shirt for male wearers allowing easier access for restroompurposes. The shirt/t-shirt has a rounded cut-out opening along thefront bottom portion of the bottom hemline allowing access forurination. The design is male oriented and allows the shirt to remaincomfortably tucked inside the pants while the wearer is urinating.Accordingly, the present disclosure makes specific reference thereto.Nonetheless, it is to be appreciated that aspects of the presentinvention are also equally applicable to other like applications,devices, and methods of manufacture.

BACKGROUND

By way of background, it is often the case that the male wearer of ashirt desires to tuck the shirt into his pants, shorts, or the like. Infact, many shirts are designed with the intention of being tucked in,such as men's formal wear. Tucking a shirt in is often perceived asprofessional, resulting in better hygiene and a more polishedpresentation. Certain professions, such as the police, require theuniform of the wearer to be worn having the shirt tucked in.

A common problem faced by males with tucked in shirts is that obtainingaccess for urination can be uncomfortable and cumbersome. People wearingtucked in shirts need to untuck or rearrange the shirt before urinatingwhich can cause a delay. This problem is exacerbated when the person hasto urgently use the restroom. People desire an improvement in theirshirts that allow them to have easier access for urination andeliminates any delay caused due to untucking of a tucked in shirt.

Often, males wear an outer shirt and an undershirt. When the undershirtis tucked in, the problem of instant access faced by the wearer tountuck shirt before urinating increases. After urination, generally theconventional tucked in shirts are bunched up inside the pants, which maybe uncomfortable for a user, and also may partially untuck the outershirt resulting in an unprofessional look. People desire a shirt that isnot required to be adjusted after urination and thereby saves time andeffort of the wearer.

Therefore, there exists a long-felt need in the art for an improvedshirt that allows for easier access for restroom purposes. There is alsoa long-felt need in the art for an improved shirt that allows people tokeep their shirts tucked in while using the restroom. Further, there isa long-felt need in the art for a shirt designed to be worn tucked inand does not simultaneously interfere with the wearer's ability tourinate. Moreover, there is a long-felt need in the art for a shirtgarment that appears like a conventional shirt and is easily worn.Further, there is a long-felt need in the art for an improved shirt thateliminates any delay in the urination process by ensuring the shirt doesnot obstruct access. Furthermore, there is a long-felt need in the artfor a shirt that prevents the shirt from becoming bunched up afterurination is complete. Finally, there is a long-felt need in the art fora practical shirt available in short or long sleeves with various neckdesigns that includes a modification to the bottom hemline for easieraccess for restroom purposes.

The subject matter disclosed and claimed herein, in one embodimentthereof, comprises an upper body garment for a male wearer. The upperbody garment is in the form a male designed shirt/t-shirt and comprisesa rounded inverted U-shape cut-out opening made by removing fabric ofthe upper body garment and positioned along a front portion of thebottom hemline; the U-shape cut-out opening extends from the bottomhemline front portion to a rounded top end wherein a length of thecut-out or opening can be from about 3″ to about 8″ of the front portionof the bottom hemline when removed and the rounded top end can include awidth from about 2″ to about 5″. The cut-out opening is positioned infront of the male organ of the wearer allowing the wearer easier accessfor urinating without untucking the upper body garment when the upperbody garment is tucked inside the pants, shorts, and more.

In this manner, the improved shirt of the present invention accomplishesall of the forgoing objectives and provides users with a practical shirtavailable in various sizes and designs that eliminates the need tountuck the shirt before urination and re-tuck the shirt after urinationis complete. A section is cutout on the front bottom portion of thehemline of the shirt allowing easier access for urination, while alsoretaining the shirt in the tucked in position.

Advantageously, the male designed t-shirt allows easier restroom accesswhile the shirt is tucked inside the pants. The simple design is maleoriented and allows the shirt to remain comfortably tucked inside thepants without bunching up or requiring the shirt to be re-tucked.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The following presents a simplified summary in order to provide a basicunderstanding of some aspects of the disclosed innovation. This summaryis not an extensive overview, and it is not intended to identifykey/critical elements or to delineate the scope thereof. Its solepurpose is to present some general concepts in a simplified form as aprelude to the more detailed description that is presented later.

The subject matter disclosed and claimed herein, in one embodimentthereof, comprises an improved shirt garment. The shirt garment isavailable in various sizes and designs and allows a wearer of the shirtfor easier access for restroom purposes. The shirt garment furthercomprising a neck opening, a torso portion and a pair of sleeves; thetorso portion having a bottom hemline; the hemline having a frontportion and a rear portion; the front portion is positioned centrally infront of the wearer on the shirt being worn; a rounded cut-out sectionpositioned on the torso section wherein the cut-out or opening sectionextends from the bottom hemline front portion towards the neck openingin an inverted U-shape thereby creating an opening for easier access ofthe male organ of the wearer for restroom purposes without untucking theshirt wherein the length of the cut-out or opening section is from about3″ to about 8″ from the bottom hemline.

In yet another embodiment, the cut-out or opening section is formed byremoving an area (i.e., a U-shaped area) of the front portion of theupper body garment from the bottom hemline having a length from about 3″to about 8″ and a width from about 2″ to about 6″.

In yet another embodiment, the shirt has one of short sleeves, longsleeves, or no sleeves.

In yet another embodiment, the shirt is made from soft cotton,polyester, natural fabric, synthetic fabric, and/or any other fabric.

In yet another embodiment, the shirt has a V-neck, rounded neck, and/orother neck design.

In yet another embodiment, the rounded cut-out or opening section has auniform rounded edge.

In yet another embodiment, the uniform rounded edge has a zig zag orstraight stitch.

In yet another embodiment, an upper body garment for a male wearer isdisclosed. The upper body garment comprising a rounded inverted U-shapecut-out opening, made by removing fabric of the upper body garment andpositioned along a front portion of bottom hemline; the U-shape cut-outopening extends from the hemline front portion to a rounded top endwherein a length or height from about 3″ to about 8″ of the frontportion of hemline is removed including a width from about 2″ to about6″. The cut-out opening is positioned in front of the male organ of thewearer allowing the wearer easier access for urinating without untuckingthe upper body garment when the upper body garment is tucked inside thepants, shorts and more.

In yet another embodiment, a method of providing easier access to a malewearer for restroom purposes while allowing the male wearer to keeptheir upper body garment tucked into their pants. The method includesthe steps of providing the upper body garment worn by the male wearer,the garment having a torso portion, a bottom hemline positioned at abottom of the torso portion, the bottom hemline having a front portionand a back portion, and the front portion having a rounded cut-outopening; partially removing the pants or shorts in which the upper bodygarment is tucked; and accessing the male organ through the cut-outopening for easier access for urinating without untucking or adjustingthe upper body garment.

Numerous benefits and advantages of this invention will become apparentto those skilled in the art to which it pertains upon reading andunderstanding of the following detailed specification.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and related ends, certainillustrative aspects of the disclosed innovation are described herein inconnection with the following description and the annexed drawings.These aspects are indicative, however, of but a few of the various waysin which the principles disclosed herein can be employed and areintended to include all such aspects and their equivalents. Otheradvantages and novel features will become apparent from the followingdetailed description when considered in conjunction with the drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The description refers to provided drawings in which similar referencecharacters refer to similar parts throughout the different views, and inwhich:

FIG. 1 illustrates a front perspective view of one potential embodimentof the male designed shirt of the present invention in accordance withthe disclosed architecture;

FIG. 2 illustrates an enlarged view of the rounded cut-out designdisposed on the front portion of the bottom hemline of the shirt of thepresent invention in accordance with the disclosed architecture;

FIG. 3 illustrates a front perspective view of a wearer wearing the maledesigned shirt of the present invention allowing easier access forurinating in accordance with the disclosed architecture;

FIG. 4A illustrates a perspective view showing another exemplaryembodiment of the male designed shirt of the present invention inaccordance with the disclosed architecture;

FIG. 4B illustrates a perspective view showing yet another exemplaryembodiment of the male designed shirt of the present invention inaccordance with the disclosed architecture; and

FIG. 5 illustrates a partial perspective view showing a wearer gettingready for urinating without untucking the male designed shirt/t-shirt ofthe present invention in accordance with the disclosed architecture.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENT INVENTION

The innovation is now described with reference to the drawings, whereinlike reference numerals are used to refer to like elements throughout.In the following description, for purposes of explanation, numerousspecific details are set forth in order to provide a thoroughunderstanding thereof. It may be evident, however, that the innovationcan be practiced without these specific details. In other instances,well-known structures and devices are shown in block diagram form inorder to facilitate a description thereof. Various embodiments arediscussed hereinafter. It should be noted that the figures are describedonly to facilitate the description of the embodiments. They are notintended as an exhaustive description of the invention and do not limitthe scope of the invention. Additionally, an illustrated embodiment neednot have all the aspects or advantages shown. Thus, in otherembodiments, any of the features described herein from differentembodiments may be combined.

As noted above, there exists a long-felt need in the art for an improvedshirt that allows for easier access for restroom purposes. There is alsoa long-felt need in the art for an improved shirt that allows people tokeep their shirts tucked in while using the restroom. Further, there isa long-felt need in the art for a shirt designed to be worn tucked inand does not simultaneously interfere with the wearer's ability tourinate. Moreover, there is a long-felt need in the art for a shirtgarment that appears like a conventional shirt and is easily worn.Further, there is a long-felt need in the art for an improved shirt thateliminates any delay in the urination process by ensuring the shirt doesnot obstruct access. Furthermore, there is a long-felt need in the artfor a shirt that prevents the shirt from becoming bunched up afterurination is complete. Finally, there is a long-felt need in the art fora practical shirt available in short or long sleeves with various neckdesigns that includes a modification to the bottom hemline for easieraccess for restroom purposes.

The present invention, in one exemplary embodiment, is a novel andimproved shirt/t-shirt garment for male users. The shirt garment isavailable in various sizes and designs and allows a wearer of the shirtfor easier access for restroom purposes. The shirt garment features aneck opening, a torso portion and a pair of sleeves; the torso portionhaving a bottom hemline; the hemline having a front portion and a rearportion; the front portion is positioned in front of the wearer on theshirt being worn; a rounded cut-out opening disposed on the torsosection wherein the cut-out opening extends generally centered from thebottom hemline front portion towards the neck opening in an invertedU-shape thereby creating an opening for easier access of the male organof the wearer for restroom purposes without untucking the shirt whereinthe extension of the cut-out or opening section is about 6″ from thefront of the bottom hemline.

Referring initially to the drawings, FIG. 1 illustrates a frontperspective view of one potential embodiment of the male designed shirt100 of the present invention in accordance with the disclosedarchitecture. The male designed shirt/t-shirt 100 is designed as apractical shirt garment available in various designs that is ideal foruse by men looking to ease the process of restroom access. Morespecifically, the shirt 100 has a modified front portion of the bottomhemline allowing for easier access for restroom purposes as describedlater in the disclosure.

The shirt/t-shirt 100 of the present embodiment is in the form of ashort sleeve t-shirt and has a neck opening 102, a torso section 104 anda pair of sleeves 106,108 connected to the torso section 104. The torsosection 104 has a bottom hemline 110 comprising a rear portion 112 and afront portion 114. The front portion 114 is positioned in front of thewearer of the shirt 100 when the shirt 100 is worn. The torso section104 has a longer length and is preferably tucked into the pants of awearer. The front portion 114 of the hemline 110 has a cut-out oropening 116 that extends into a portion of the torso section 104. Thecut-out or opening 116 is preferably in the form of an inverted U-shapemade by removing a portion of torso portion 104 having a front portionhemline length or height from about 3″ to about 8″ extending into thetorso portion 104, and also having a width from about 2″ to about 6″. Inone exemplary configuration, the closed rounded width of the cut-out oropening 116 is about 2.5″. The cut-out or opening edge 118 is sewn orstitched using cotton or polyester thread that matches the main color ofthe shirt 100. Further, the edge 118 may be sewn using a straight orzig-zag stitch 120.

The cut-out or opening section 116 is designed such that it ispositioned in front of the male organ of the male wearer allowing thewearer easier access for restroom purposes without untucking the shirtand re-tucking after urinating. The wearer can easily unzip their pantsand obviate untucking of the shirt for urinating. Further, the cut-outor opening section 116 does not obstruct the urinating process.

It should be appreciated that the shirt 100 functions and appears like aconventional tucked in shirt when worn by a wearer. Further, the cut-outor opening section 116 is ingeniously designed and dimensioned allowingthe wearer easier access for restroom purposes, while allowing thewearer to keep their shirt tucked into their pants

FIG. 2 illustrates an enlarged view of the rounded cut-out designdisposed on the front portion of the bottom hemline of the shirt 100 ofthe present invention in accordance with the disclosed architecture. Therounded cut-out or opening 116 is created to allow easier restroomaccess while the shirt is tucked inside the pants. A wearer does notneed to untuck or even adjust the shirt 100 while using the restroom.More specifically, the rounded cut-out or opening 116 has a continuousedge 118 from an originating point 1140 to an end point 1142 positionedon the front portion 114 of the hemline 110 such that the points1140,1142 are positioned on either side of the male organ of the malewearer. The rounded top end 202 of the cut-out or opening 116 can bepositioned between about a 3″ to 9″ perpendicular distance from themiddle point of the terminal ends 1140,1142. The terminal ends 1140,1142can be spaced at a distance from about 2″ to about 6″ allowing easieraccess for urinating. It should be noted that dimensions of the cut-outor opening section 116 can be designed as per dimensions of the shirt100 and also as per preferences of consumers and manufacturers.

FIG. 3 illustrates a front perspective view of a wearer wearing the maledesigned shirt 100 of the present invention allowing easier access forurinating in accordance with the disclosed architecture. As shown, awearer 300 is wearing the shirt 100 tucked in the pants or lower bodygarment 302 such that lower portion 304 including hemline 110 is tuckedinside the pants or lower body garment 302. The cut-out or openingportion 116 is positioned in front of the wearer 300 and morespecifically the terminal ends 1140,1142 are placed towards either sideof the zipper 306 of the pants or lower body garment 302 and also oneither side of the male organ, thereby allowing a user easier accesswithout untucking the shirt.

The wearer 300 does not need to readjust the shirt 100 to be ready forurinating and the shirt 100 does not bunch up after urinating iscomplete. The shirt 100 is worn by the wearer 300 in a manner similar toa conventional shirt and also maintains the shape of the shirt 100 evenafter urinating.

The cut-out or opening section 116 is designed and dimensioned so thatthe cut-out or opening section 116 is always tucked inside the pants,shorts, or lower body garment and is not visible from outside of thelower body garment.

FIG. 4A illustrates a perspective view showing another exemplaryembodiment of the male designed shirt of the present invention inaccordance with the disclosed architecture. In the present embodiment,the shirt is in the form of a polo shirt 400 having a torso portion 402,a collared neck opening 404 and a pair of half or short sleeves 406,408.Front portion 412 of the bottom hemline 410 has the rounded cut-out oropening section 116 allowing a wearer of the shirt 400 easier access forurination without untucking the t-shirt 400 from the pants or lower bodygarments. It should be noted that the polo shirt 400 may come in avariety of sizes, designs, and materials.

FIG. 4B illustrates a perspective view showing yet another exemplaryembodiment of the male designed shirt of the present invention inaccordance with the disclosed architecture. In the present embodiment,the shirt is in the form of a hoody shirt 414 having a hood neck opening416, a torso portion 418, and a pair of full sleeves 420,422. The frontportion 426 of the bottom hemline 424 has the rounded cut-out or openingsection 116 allowing a wearer of the hoody shirt 414 easier access forurination without untucking the hoody shirt 414 from the pants or lowerbody garment. It should be noted that the hoody shirt 414 may come in avariety of sizes, designs, and materials.

FIG. 5 illustrates a partial perspective view showing a wearer gettingready for urinating without untucking the male designed shirt/t-shirt ofthe present invention in accordance with the disclosed architecture. Asillustrated, the pants 502 worn by the wearer 300 is partially removedby loosening or removing the waistband 504 of the pants 502, therebyallowing easier access through the rounded cut-out or opening portion116 positioned on the front portion 114 of the bottom hemline. Therounded cut-out portion 116 allows easier access to the male organwithout adjusting or untucking the shirt 100. The shirt 100 isprohibited from bunching-up after urinating and thus saves time beforeand after urination.

Certain terms are used throughout the following description and claimsto refer to particular features or components. As one skilled in the artwill appreciate, different persons may refer to the same feature orcomponent by different names. This document does not intend todistinguish between components or features that differ in name but notstructure or function. As used herein “male designed shirt for easierrestroom access”, “male designed shirt/t-shirt”, “male designed shirt”,“shirt”, “t-shirt”, and “improved shirt” are interchangeable and referto the male designed shirt for easier restroom access 100,400,414 of thepresent invention.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the male designed shirt for easierrestroom access 100,400,414 of the present invention can be of anysuitable size and configuration as is known in the art without affectingthe overall concept of the invention, provided that it accomplishes theabove-stated objectives. One of ordinary skill in the art willappreciate that the male designed shirt for easier restroom access100,400,414 as shown in the FIGS. are for illustrative purposes only,and that many other sizes and shapes of the male designed shirt foreasier restroom access 100,400,414 are well within the scope of thepresent disclosure. Although the dimensions of the male designed shirtfor easier restroom access 100,400,414 are important design parametersfor user convenience, the male designed shirt for easier restroom access100,400,414 may be of any size that ensures optimal performance duringuse and/or that suits the user's needs and/or preferences.

Various modifications and additions can be made to the exemplaryembodiments discussed without departing from the scope of the presentinvention. While the embodiments described above refer to particularfeatures, the scope of this invention also includes embodiments havingdifferent combinations of features and embodiments that do not includeall of the described features. Accordingly, the scope of the presentinvention is intended to embrace all such alternatives, modifications,and variations as fall within the scope of the claims, together with allequivalents thereof.

What has been described above includes examples of the claimed subjectmatter. It is, of course, not possible to describe every conceivablecombination of components or methodologies for purposes of describingthe claimed subject matter, but one of ordinary skill in the art mayrecognize that many further combinations and permutations of the claimedsubject matter are possible. Accordingly, the claimed subject matter isintended to embrace all such alterations, modifications and variationsthat fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.Furthermore, to the extent that the term “includes” is used in eitherthe detailed description or the claims, such term is intended to beinclusive in a manner similar to the term “comprising” as “comprising”is interpreted when employed as a transitional word in a claim.

What is claimed is:
 1. A shirt for facilitating male urination, theshirt comprising: a shirt portion; an opening generally centered along afront area at a bottom hemline of said shirt portion, wherein saidopening is bordered by a hemline edge defining an open area having aheight from about 3″ to about 8″ and a width from about 2″ to about 6″;wherein said bottom hemline of said shirt portion is discontinuous; andfurther wherein said hemline edge is configured as an inverted U-shape.2. The shirt of claim 1, wherein said shirt portion comprises a fronttorso section, and further wherein said opening is centered at a bottomof said front torso section.
 3. The shirt of claim 2, wherein saidhemline edge comprises a first terminal end and a second terminal end,and further wherein said first terminal end and said second terminal endare positioned on either side of a male organ when said shirt is worn bya male user.
 4. The shirt of claim 3, wherein said hemline edgecomprises a rounded top end.
 5. The shirt of claim 4, wherein saidhemline edge includes a polyester thread stitched therearound.
 6. Theshirt of claim 4, wherein said first terminal end and said secondterminal end are separated by a distance from about 3″ to about 6″. 7.The shirt of claim 6, wherein said shirt is selected from a groupconsisting of a t-shirt, a short sleeve shirt, a hoody shirt and a poloshirt.
 8. A shirt for facilitating male urination, the shirt comprising:a shirt portion; an opening generally centered along a front area at abottom hemline of said shirt portion, wherein said opening is borderedby a hemline edge defining an open area; wherein said opening includesan area from about 8 sq. in. to about 30 sq. in.; wherein said shirtportion comprises a front torso section; and further wherein saidopening is centered at a bottom of said front torso section.
 9. Theshirt of claim 8, wherein said opening includes an area from about 12sq. in. to about 24 sq. in.
 10. The shirt of claim 8, wherein saidhemline edge includes a first terminal end and a second terminal end,and further wherein said first terminal end and said second terminal endare positioned on either side of a male organ when said shirt is worn bya male user.
 11. The shirt of claim 8, wherein said hemline edgecomprises a rounded top end.
 12. The shirt of claim 10, wherein saidfirst terminal end and said second terminal end are separated by adistance from about 3″ to about 6″.
 13. The shirt of claim 8, whereinsaid hemline edge is configured as an inverted U-shape.
 14. The shirt ofclaim 13, wherein said hemline edge comprises a polyester threadstitched therearound.
 15. A method of facilitating male urination whilewearing garments, the method comprising the steps of: providing a shirtincluding an opening generally centered along a front area at a bottomhemline of said shirt, wherein said opening is bordered by a hemlineedge defining an open area from about 8 sq. in. to about 30 sq. in.;wearing said shirt by a male user, wherein said shirt comprises a fronttorso section tucked into a lower body garment and said opening iscentered at a bottom of said front torso section; positioning saidhemline edge on either side of a male organ when said shirt is worn bythe male user; centering said opening over the male organ of the maleuser; providing open access to remove the male organ to urinate; andurinating while said front torso section remains tucked into the lowerbody garment.
 16. The method of claim 15, wherein said hemline edgecomprises a rounded top end.
 17. The method of claim 15, wherein saidhemline edge is configured as an inverted U-shape.
 18. The method ofclaim 15, wherein said hemline edge comprises a polyester threadstitched therearound.
 19. The method of claim 15, wherein said open areais from about 8 sq. in. to about 20 sq. in.
 20. The method of claim 15,wherein said open area is from about 12 sq. in. to about 24 sq. in.